Questions tagged [job-search]
The search for employment, inside academia or outside of it, by students and by academics.
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How much risk is there in accepting a grant-funded staff job at a university lab?
I recently encountered a job ad for a grant-funded job at a lab. I am intrigued by both the job itself and the lab that it's with, but I was curious what the risks are of accepting a grant-funded ...
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How do academic hiring committee view candidates whose research contain a large number of co-authors?
I have a background in STEM. I find that research papers in STEM coming out of the US or China tend to have large amount of co-authors on each of the papers. For example, in machine learning, it seems ...
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Language and other requirements in "présentation analytique" for MCF positions
I am applying for Maître de Conférences (MCF) positions in France (sections 25 and 26 - math and applied math). I've gotten the qualification, and I would like to understand the committee-level ...
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Is it okay to ask AI to re-phrase your cover letter?
An academic job advertisement for an Assistant Professor position required submitting a cover letter.
English is not my native language.
So I prepared my cover letter and then asked ChatGPT to ...
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Is it okay to ask for confirmation that application was received?
A job ad for an Assistant Professor position in a European university required submitting the application by e-mail to the Dean of the school, attaching a CV and a cover letter.
I submitted such an ...
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On deciding between two offers in academia
I am deciding between two job offers, A and B. I want to turn down A, but the situation is very complicated. I'd like input on whether it is fine for me to turn down A. I will try and write it in a ...
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How to prove "Excellent interpersonal skills" and "Good coordinating and organising skills" in the application for an academic position?
There is an academic position as a "Teaching and Research Associate" at a UK-based university I'm applying to.
Part of the job description states: "The successful candidate will work ...
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Status of preprints in job applications
context: Applying for jobs in pure mathematics.
I have only very few papers, and I have one preprint which is considerably better than my published papers. It has received positive reviews from good ...
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Career change: is academia a realistic choice after a career in a different field? [duplicate]
I've come to this question: Career change: Entering Academia realistic at 36?, but my situation is a bit different, hence my doubt.
Some previous context: I'm a latin american medical resident (...
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What can / should I submit in lieu of the "PhD thesis report"?
A job posting for an academic position requires submitting "The PhD thesis report (if the thesis was defended less than three years ago)".
The position is in France, and I'm in Italy. The ...
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Can I apply to a job that requires knowledge of a particular language even if I'm still learning that language? [closed]
An academic position I'm interested in states:
Candidates must be fluent in French (i.e., between Intermediate and Upper intermediate level, which corresponds to a level between B1/B2 according to ...
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What to write as "motivation to join [a particular University]" in the cover letter
In an academic job posting I have seen, one of the documents that must be submitted is:
A cover letter explaining your motivation to join XXX University
My motivations for joining XXX University are ...
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Will finishing a PhD at 33 make it difficult to enter industry?
I am about to start a fully funded PhD in Mathematics / Computer Science at the age of 29, with an expected duration of 3–4 years. I am therefore likely to finish at around 32–33 years old.
My ...
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Is "We will review application starting from..." a deadline?
A job offer for an academic position, which I will not link to maintain anonymity, says "we will evaluate candidates on a rolling basis starting from September 30".
This is the only date ...
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How real is ageism in academia?
First of all please let me know if this question belongs here or somewhere else.
That said, I have seen multiple posts here and elsewhere where a usual concern for potential doctoral students is age, ...
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